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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS <br /> MEETING <br /> AGENDA ITEMS ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 23, 2024 <br /> SUBJECT: Assembly of Governments Meeting Discussion Items <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Town <br /> Managers <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> As noted in "Background" section Bonnie Hammersley, 245-2300; Chris Blue, <br /> 968-2743; Eric Peterson, 732-1270; Marie <br /> Parker, 918-7315; Shameka Fairbanks, <br /> 245-2487; Anita Jones-McNair, 918-7381; <br /> Shenekia Weeks, 968-2831; Haley Thore, <br /> 296-9442; Travis Myren, 245-2300; Cait <br /> Fenhagen, 245-2303 <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss topics of mutual interest between the governing boards of Hillsborough, <br /> Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> 1. One Orange Racial Equity Update <br /> The One Orange Racial Equity Jurisdictional Team (Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, <br /> and Orange County) continues to collaborate to advance racial equity throughout Orange <br /> County. In addition to highlighting some of the work that has previously been done, the <br /> team will present updates on the racial equity framework, data dashboard and racialized <br /> history project. <br /> One Orange was formed in 2020 to coordinate efforts around racial equity. The One <br /> Orange team engaged internal and external stakeholders and developed the One Orange <br /> Countywide Racial Equity Framework, which was approved in 2022. The purpose of this <br /> framework is to outline the county's overall strategy for change and to provide an <br /> overarching framework from which the jurisdictions can develop their respective racial <br /> equity plans. The framework details the five pillars that guide the county's racial equity <br /> efforts. A copy of the framework can be found at the following link: <br /> https://www.orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/20443/One-Orange-Countywide- <br /> Racial-Equity-Framework?bid Id= <br /> Once the framework was complete, the next significant focus for the One Orange team <br /> was the data index. The team will provide more information about the dashboard, ways <br />